Tag: Derry
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circles & paradox – frithchosúlacht
Níl fhios agam fosta ach, rinne mé ten public performances attempting physical paradox. The restriction or boundary on the work initially felt quite cold and impersonal, ach tar éis am a caitheamh leis, but I started to lean into this discomfort, ag fanacht le, beith ann ar feadh uair a chloig, and it led me…
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We Should Not March to the Beat of the Same Drum
October 2025 ‘We Should Not March To The Beat of The Same Drum’ is a performance by Rebecca Strain Performance in CCA’s Project Space as part of the Bounce Festival.Drawing on Homi Bhabha’s notion of the ‘third space’—where cultural meaning is negotiated rather than fixed—this live performance explores the tensions between heritage and innovation, collective…
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Confinement V
at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Doire~Derry~Londonderry curated by Peter O’Doherty, Northern Lights Project photographed by Martha McCulloch in support of Lou Barnell I have carried this work with me for decades. It began as a sculpture using split-ply braiding, a technique from northwestern India. It was then coated in paper pulp and formed into a conical…
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BBDB
BBDB is a performance art collective established by James King. We meet every Friday in Derry for one hour to make improvised collective performances in public spaces. I see this as my studio work. Sometimes I am figuring out an idea, action, or phrase or developing on from previous work. Often it is a need…
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Confinement III
Live Performance at Glassworks Derry as part of Equinox to Equinox 2018 curated by Bbeyond